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SEPTEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
45 YEARS (15)
Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay won Best Actor and Best Actress awards at this year’s Berlin Film Festival for their roles in Andrew Haigh’s (Weekend) drama, playing a couple who find the foundations of their marriage shaken in the lead-up to their 45th wedding anniversary. HHHHH “VERY FINE” Daily Telegraph
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (15)
GEMMA BOVERY (15)
LEGEND (TBC)
IRRATIONAL MAN (TBC)
This sly, provocative satire of race relations won the 2014 Sundance Film Festival’s Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent. A group of students seek to secure equal treatment and opportunities. HHHH “CLEVER AND ENTERTAINING” The Guardian
Tom Hardy gives an incredible performance in this crime thriller, portraying both of the infamous twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray, who terrorised London during the ’50s and ’60s. With Christopher Eccleston and Taron Egerton.
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In English and French with English subtitles Gemma Arterton stars in this comic retelling of Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary. When a young English couple arrive in a small Normandy town, their lives begin to play out like the characters in the novel.
In Woody Allen’s latest feature, Joaquin Phoenix plays a burned-out, brilliant professor who takes a teaching job at a college and has his life turned around after committing an existential act. With Emma Stone.
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UNDER THE RADAR P’TIT QUINQUIN (15)
In French with English subtitles Directed by Bruno Durmout, this absurdist murder mystery was originally broadcast as a miniseries and has drawn comparisons to Twin Peaks and True Detective. After body parts are found stuffed inside a dead cow, two rural cops attempt to unravel a seemingly unsolvable mystery. HHHH The Times, The Guardian, Little White Lies “A WEIRDLY BEAUTIFUL FRENCH CRIME DRAMA” Financial Times
52 TUESDAYS (15)
Shot in real-time every week for a year, this Australian drama won a directing award at last year’s Sundance Film Festival. Wary of the effect it may have on her precocious teen daughter, a mother undergoing gender transition limits their time together to Tuesday afternoons. In association with Q-Film.
NT LIVE (ENCORE): CORIOLANUS
Another chance to see National Theatre Live’s 2014 broadcast of the Donmar Warehouse’s production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, starring Tom Hiddleston. HHHH “A FAST, WITTY, INTELLIGENT PRODUCTION” The Guardian
ROGER WATERS THE WALL
Filmed during Roger Waters’ sold-out The Wall Live Tour 2010-13, this film is part immersive concert experience and part road movie. The film also includes a unique opportunity to see Roger Waters reunited with his Pink Floyd bandmate Nick Mason to answer questions submitted by fans from around the world.
MET OPERA LIVE: IL TROVATORE
The Metropolitan Opera’s live cinema season begins with soprano Anna Netrebko starring as Leonora, the Verdi heroine who sacrifices herself for the love of a gypsy troubadour. Broadcast live from New York. “[A] WARMLY INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF AN EVOLVING BOND” New York Times
ESCOBAR: PARADISE LOST (15)
In this thriller, a young Canadian surfer finds his life on the line when he falls for the niece of notorious Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar (Benicio del Toro) and is pulled into the dangerous world of the
DOCUMENTARIES
HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD + Q&A (15) This film draws from interviews and archive footage to tell the fascinating untold story behind the modern environmental movement Greenpeace, charting how eco-hero Robert Hunter helped to alter the way we look at the world. Followed by a live satellite Q&A hosted by Mariella Frostrup.
ADDICTED TO SHEEP (PG)
family business. “AN IMPRESSIVE DEBUT” The Hollywood Reporter
Showcasing the beautiful sights and sounds of the landscape, this spellbinding feature follows a year in the life of a family of farmers in the Pennines. As they look after their flock of prized sheep, they hope that this will be the year they breed the perfect one. HHHH “IT COULD BE ONE OF THE BEST FILMS OF 2015” The Journal
EVENT CINEMA
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AT 75
BBC Radio 2 present the epic story of the greatest aerial conflict of the Second World War, live from Biggin Hill in South-East London – the most iconic of Britain’s fighter stations. Presented by Dermot O’Leary, Jeremy Vine and Sophie Raworth with music from the BBC Concert Orchestra.
DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN (12A)
Two cricket journalists set off on a journey to the heart of the game they love, only to stumble upon one of the biggest sporting scandals ever. This is a film about passion, greed, power - and standing up for what you care about. HHHH “ESSENTIAL FOR LOVERS OF TEST CRICKET” Empire
CLASSICS
NEW SEASON
We conclude our celebration of Orson Welles’ centenary with his 1958 crime thriller set around the Mexican border. Charlton Heston plays an idealistic drug enforcement officer who incurs the wrath of a corrupt police chief (Welles). HHHHH “BRILLIANT NOIR DRAMA” The Guardian
Based on the play by August Strindberg, Colin Farrell and Jessica Chastain star in this period drama set in Ireland in the 1880s, in which a servant is seduced by his wealthy mistress over the course of one midsummer night. With Samantha Morton.
TOUCH OF EVIL (12A)
MIRAGE MEN (15) + Q&A
The University of Northampton’s Cult Film Club returns with a screening of this 2013 documentary in which former government agents discuss their involvement in shaping UFO mythology during the Cold War. Followed by a Q&A in the Filmhouse with director Mark Pilkington.
MISS JULIE (12A)
TRAINWRECK (15)
Amy Schumer writes and stars in this comedy drama directed by Judd Apatow (Bridesmaids), about a woman who reassesses her dismissive attitude towards relationships when she meets a charming and successful doctor (Bill Hader). With cameos Tilda Swinton and Daniel Radcliffe. “EXTREMELY FUNNY” New York Times
DYSTOPIAN CLASSICS
We celebrate the opening of Royal & Derngate’s Brave New World (Fri 4 – Sat 26 September) with two films with a dystopian theme, each followed by a free talk from an eminent scientist.
GATTACA (15)
Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman star in this 1997 sci‑fi set in a world where DNA plays the primary role in determining social class. “A HANDSOME AND FULLY IMAGINED WORK OF CAUTIONARY FUTURISTIC FICTION” New York Times Followed by a talk by Dr Will Abberley (Oxford University): “What’s wrong with test-tube babies? The moral maze of Brave New World”.
MISTRESS AMERICA (15)
Frances Ha’s director Noah Baumbach and writer Greta Gerwig team up again in this screwball comedy about a lonely female student (Lola Kirke) in New York who is taken in by her soon-to-be stepsister (Gerwig), an adventurous Manhattan scenester. HHHH “DELIGHTFUL” The Guardian
SECOND CHANCE
Another chance to see some of the most popular titles from recent months.
AMY (15) JURASSIC PARK 3D (PG)
Steven Spielberg’s original iconic fantasy follows the results of an attempt to open a theme park populated with cloned dinosaurs. HHHHH “ONE OF THE GREATEST BLOCKBUSTERS OF ALL TIME” Empire Followed by a talk by Dr Merryn Ekberg: “Discover Our Brave New World of Genetic Enhancement”.
Asif Kapadia’s (Senna) documentary tells the incredible story of six-time Grammy-winner Amy Winehouse. HHHHH “A TRAGIC MASTERPIECE” The Guardian
SPY (15)
Melissa McCarthy stars in this action comedy about a female CIA analyst. With Jason Statham, Jude Law and Rose Byrne. HHHH “DELIRIOUSLY FUNNY” Total Film
FILM SCHEDULE Fri 4 September 45 Years 45 Years Sat 5 September Gattaca + Post-Film Talk Jurassic Park 3D + Post-Film Talk 45 Years 45 Years Sun 6 September 45 Years 45 Years Mon 7 September 45 Years 45 Years 45 Years Tue 8 September 45 Years 45 Years Wed 9 September 45 Years (SS) 45 Years How To Change The World + Q&A (NLP) Thu 10 September 45 Years 45 Years Fri 11 September Dear White People Amy Sat 12 September Spy Addicted To Sheep Dear White People
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Sun 13 September P'tit Quinquin Miss Julie Mon 14 September Q-Film: 52 Tuesdays Miss Julie Tue 15 September Escobar: Paradise Lost Spy Wed 16 September Spy (PB) Miss Julie (SS) Amy Escobar: Paradise Lost Thu 17 September Miss Julie Addicted To Sheep Fri 18 September The Battle Of Britain At 75 (LB) Sat 19 September Death Of A Gentleman Gemma Bovery Trainwreck Sun 20 September Touch Of Evil Gemma Bovery Mon 21 September Mistress America Gemma Bovery Tue 22 September Death Of A Gentleman Trainwreck
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Wed 23 September Gemma Bovery (SS) Cult Film Club: Mirage Men + Q&A Mistress America Thu 24 September NT Live (Encore): Coriolanus (NLP) Fri 25 September Legend Irrational Man Sat 26 September Legend Irrational Man Legend Sun 27 September Irrational Man Legend Mon 28 September Irrational Man Legend Tue 29 September Legend Irrational Man Roger Waters The Wall (NLP) Wed 30 September Irrational Man (PB) Irrational Man (SS) Legend Irrational Man Thu 1 October Irrational Man Legend Sat 3 October Met Opera Live; Il Trovatore (LB)
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Visit www.errolflynnfilmhouse.com for details of exciting live broadcast events coming soon including Bolshoi Live: Giselle on Sun 11 October and RSC Live: Henry V on Wed 21 October.
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TICKET INFORMATION Adults: £8 Concessions: £7 (students, senior 60+, jobseekers and disabled) Child: £5.50 (14 and under) Peak Screenings (Fri & Sat eve from 6pm): £9, £8 concessions, £6.50 child (14 and under) Live Broadcast screenings (LB): £14.50, £12.50 concessions, £10.50 child. Please note prices may vary. Non-Live Premium screenings (NLP): £12.50, £10.50 concessions, £8.50 child Silver Screen matinees (SS): £5.50 (screenings aimed at audiences aged 50 and above)
Audio Description is available on many titles - please ask our staff for a headset or induction loop. More information about Accessibility can be found on our website. PARENT AND BABY SCREENINGS (PB) £7 These exclusive screenings give parents/carers the chance to catch up on the latest movies with their baby in a supportive and comfortable environment. Babies aged under one go free. No baby no entry. This month you can enjoy Spy on Wed 16 September at 11.30am and Irrational Man on Wed 30 September at 11.30am. Tickets for Parent And Baby screenings cannot be booked online; please call 01604 624811 or visit Box Office to book.